* k- H, E) M Q9 S: J4 ?rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 乔治亚很多诊所都提供水蛭疗法,病人得先跟诊所买一只水蛭,更年期妇女先把水蛭放在脖子上,经过一、二十分钟,水蛭吸完血,身体膨胀4倍,就可以取下,接着医师再把另外2只水蛭放在这名妇女上下牙龈上,等吸完血再取出,医师在患者伤口上贴上绷带,就算完成治疗。接受过治疗的妇女说,她们在更年期会出现的潮红和盗汗都有明显改善。 : [; c5 l2 z- L6 q4 d: |2 \$ h人在德国 社区 / t" Z. D$ E9 g' K* A 另外,有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人,也会用水蛭疗法降低血压,或是治疗头痛。一名医师说,不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病,乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国,也有不少人接受这种疗法。 4 D# g6 B$ }" Y# m! K/ `6 ~" s* u9 U% J) T2 B4 F% s; c. E2 B5 P 人在德国 社区* B" _3 \ k" H2 x# _1 x$ W9 [/ m
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: e% j+ r) j) x& Y" z% xLeeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de" z% {7 X! b4 V
, z; z+ r' [3 w \3 v/ PThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 0 i d9 N* e0 K( T% j人在德国 社区 7 a N: F I4 ~3 [5 AThat idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. 2 ^" T4 ~, Y S' D# {4 r9 [' @ + h1 K: I$ \( ^% k( a人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.